Archive for April, 2012

We don’t always have control over everything in life– so when we get to choose things for ourselves, it’s definitely something to celebrate! This week, we are celebrating our Monday Giveaway with you because Nineteen70 boutique is letting you choose what you want to win from them! One lucky fashionista will win a dress and accessory from Nineteen70, and the best part is that you get to pick! Choose from the striped orange dress or lacey dress and then choose to win a necklace or the earrings to go with your outfit! So yes, that’s a total of two different items you could win! Check out the fun options below:Super cute, right? Nineteen70 boutique in Holladay, Utah is known for their adorable accessories and low prices! In fact, you can put together an entire outfit for $50 or less from head to toe! Who doesn’t love that?!

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Go ahead and start commenting! We can’t wait to see which dress & accessory you all love the most! And don’t forget to check out Nineteen70 boutique on Facebook and in person at their Holladay, UT store! XOXO

Ok better late then never right?? Been a crazy week I have been ripping up all my tile in my house and let me tell you it’s not a clean process….there is dust all over my dang house. So don’t you worry I still made time to go to church….O yes I did!! So this is my fave Mustard dress from DownEast Outtfitters Why?? Well because it’s comfy, it fits great, and of course it’s super plain so I can accessorize the crap out out of it!! yea….so happy that is my fave, love my accessories. I love my new shoes from TJ MAXX they were $22.00 and they are SteveMaddens...love that! My accessories of course are from Forever 21 such a great deal right now on their jewelry for spring. Go get some asap! So I hope you enjoy your sunday and here is a little Sunday Style to Inspire.

So get yourself a Mustard dress!! I love mine and there is a killer zipper in the back that I makes it a bit edgy. Follow the link above to get yourself one! Happy Sunday hope you shared it with your friends and family…..till next sunday! Loves!

Little Pop of Color!

As always our Emilie Hicks PinPal on mine gave a amazing pin this week. She pinned onto our Pintribute Borard on PIntrest. I love shoes and accessories the most because they are your way to express your love for fashion!! I always hate when people try to match their shoes with their handbags or belt with their shoes or hair flower with their belt. It just looks like a 7 year old in a adult outfit and should be avoided at all times. So here is why I just love this outfit for spring. Well first she is rocking a killer blazer staple which everyone should have in their wardrobe. Plus her yellow shoes are screaming style and hello spring!. So this week try to wear something that just doesnt make sense and color outside the lines and rock some bright shoes without matching it to anything else on your body. Thanks Em for such a killer Pin. If you want to be my PinPal just head on over to my Pintrest borad and then comment below on this post your pintrest name and I will add you as my PinPal and you can play fashion with us!! Thanks fashion lovesrs…..happy weekend.

Back with some Style Steals that will blow your mind away this summer. I want you to look and feel your very best, and save save save. We all know times are hard this is why I search and search each week for a STyle STeal that is cute, hot, stylish, and just something you can’t miss. So I hope you love I hope you buy I hope you share with others and I hope you will be rocking something this summer!! Enjoy these amazing deals on hot styles. Make sure you are subscribed so you don’t miss some amazing deals.

First Up…….

Dying over some yummy white wear for summer so this white texture in a skirt I am dying over. LOve this for a summer concert paired with a Tee, and also a yummy black blazer makes it sexy and great for a dinner date on a summer night patio meal. Best things about this it retails on Free People for $298.00 and is on Clearance for $$39,78!!! That is a huge huge savings!!! Dying you all must have at that price. Click here now to buy from Free People.com

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My most favorite Chaser Tee Line!! I wear only Chaser in Summer because they are so freaking soft soft soft. I am dying over this Yale T shirt….and perfect for summer. Retails for $60.00 but on Clearance for $30.00 dollars. Trust me that is a killer price and you will love the way Chaser Feels on your skin. You can’t pass this T shirt up…on clearance from Singer22.com go buy here!

Walk With me literately this Wedensday….haaa. Every week I am so busy I am flying to think of something to share on this day. I have so much going on…I am not sure what my inspiration will be. Well my I phone is always full. So annoying!! Always!! So I was trying to take photos of my son playing baseball but of course it was full again!! So I started going through my photos to delete some off my phone….then it hit me!! I have a serious problem….I have some obsession with taking photos of my shoes and feet where ever I am and posting it on my instagram!!?? What the?? Then I thought maybe I have some serious issues…then my thought following was well? Maybe I have no problem and I am capturing the moment of where my feet have taken me in my life and what I am doing. Here is my journey in all these different places and maybe seeing these feet or shoes where they are will bring me back to the memory of how I got there?? So then my next thought…leads me here my style journal and it sounded pretty good with my Title Walk With Me, because I really am walking!! I kind of giggled a bit. So today it’s about every journey we all take and maybe taking a photo of your feet is not a bad idea….because it leads you into a thought or memory that maybe you would have forgotten? So all of you start walking with me every week try it? See if after a couple of months you look back and it triggers something good or bad. I am thinking of asking my hubby to do a coffee table book for me for Christmas that says “Walk With Me, Through 2012″. So if he doesn’t get the hint maybe you can drop him a note for me friends. So hope you enjoy what I have so far and create your own memories through inspiration and share with others. If you like some of these follow me on my Instagram account. Under @ jenstyles on instagram, I am so obseesed with it right now. Feel free to share my blogs with others and to get more subscribers is only the best thing ever!! I love styling and I love sharing my story. Enjoy walking with me this day!

Spending time with my dear daughter on our girls night out to the U of U gymnastics finals. They did really well and I wore my red jeans to represent. We got to spend great time together and with our cute friends and neighbors! Just the girls it was awesome. I loved my new H & M stripe shoes for summer this is why I had to share with the world.

Sitting and shopping with a dear client from Provo Utah. She came up here to Salt Lake City just to hire me and take her shopping. She was not a gal who like color but here we are in the dressing room at J. Crew, as I sit and wait she is learning some fun tricks and learning how to feel confident after having her 3 child. She looked great and I wanted her to feel great.

This is me laying on my bed before church one Sunday because I was so excited to show my $6.00 shoes off to the world that I loved and just bought from target on clearance and was so stoked. My white ceiling is above my shoes but I felt like it was a great background to my little gems I scored. Love those moments.

Here I am waiting to go on my next ABC4 show all about shoes for summer 2012. My foot is the boring one on the right with some of my fave colored shoes this spring, coral orange, with my intern rachel, sitting next to me with some way cute shoes on that have the print of the year on them. Love love what a fun show. Shoes can so make the outfit.

As a mommy this is what I do. I sit at baseball games all day long. As much as I am so so busy, I will bring my work to the ball park. Your kids are only young once. Do I love what I do as a stylist? Of course!! Do I have to pass up jobs so I can watch baseball which I am totally not in love with?? Of course. These boys are so passionate about sports as I am fashion and if we all can’t support each other in our passions then who are we to expect such attention. We are all here to build each other up, and to do things for others and this is why if I am not a A list stylist because I had to be a mom first…..well then so be it! Because this foot here is one freaking proud mama watching her son pitch in his big Mesquite NV. tourney. Go Buddy. Love you!

Yes even though I am a stylist I do love to workout, try to adventures, hike, bike, and just about any sport. I grew up with all brothers and I hate to just sit it drives me nuts! So last year my mom gave me her way nice road bike and it was on!! A new obsession or kick as my dad would call it. So I figured I would put my own spin on the already horrible outfits road racing has….Neon socks. My theory?? Serves two purposes..Style, because it’s different and of course you know I like that, and Safety, because they are neon and my legs are moving fast and with this flash of high neon socks I am rocking everyone will hopefully see me and not kill me!! So yes I road bike and wear the funkiness socks I got for $2 dollars at Target. Love Them!

So yes when I get something I love I get a little excited about it. And looks like I was very happy with my stripe shoes for 12.99 at H&M this year because I had a couple of photos of these shoes. They are comfy, cute, and perfect everyday mommy shoe. Adds instant style with any outfit and really I love to mix prints and here stripes and pok a dots rock together! Kicking back after a long day at work to hang with my dog Willow.

This is me falling asleep in the sun after a long day of working and waiting for my son to finish his baseball practice. Basically I am a walking taxi cab. I drive too and from school, sports, events, friends houses, grocery store, work, and many more. So really I try to catch a tiny cat nap if I can and seeing sun for the first time in Utah after winter you just have to take your shoes off and feel the warmth on them…then I passed out for a bit.

Here I am with my most fave rain boots on I have them in two different colors!! Amazing. But here I am late night doing a Window Consult for a new store opening up in City Creek, Utah mall, and feeling so tired with my other intern ashley on the right. We are so tired at this point and just want the owner to get all the info to us so we can leave…..awwwww I was so dead tired in this photo. Work Work Work….but it’s fun I must say.

Well all moms wanna have fun!! Growing up I just to ride some skateboards. Did my children believe me? Hec ….no! So I had to show them I still had it. Well……I sort of did, I was just praying I didn’t fall. I didn’t but loved to show them that there mom was still kind of cool. Hope I convinced them of that? I am sure I did. I mean look at those feet.

Well because I have been so blessed as a stylist, my work load had become a bit more then I could handle alll the way….that is why I am so lucky to have my little style team that comes out on their spare time to learn the ropes and get some style experince under the belts. Here this is where we laugh, and talk and get on the right track so we can make this style blog bigger. I love my little blue comfy flats from H&M 12.99 and Rachel is wearing Jefferey Campbell of course.

Ok Ok I am telling ya…..I am a Road Biker Chic and I love tall neon socks…..safty and style is all I need to say….love or hate I am feeling super fast and chic in my socks and that is all that matters.

I love my new shoes for my sunday style, my new Steve Maddens that I got on clearance at TJ Maxx for $22 bucks!! They are so fun with these funky tights and my most fave color mustard. I will rock these all summer long and I am sure you will see these little guys again.

Seeing a trend here? Lot’s of work and baseball?? Yes this is what I do. Except this super warm spring night I loved watching the game over my new fave mag Living Ect. Love to get inspired since I am putting in a new wood floor I have been waiting for, for 8 years! Finally, all my kids stained dumb vomit and sippy cup carpet is coming up and wood is going in. Happy Happy moments from Tax Returns!

Can you tell I love these shoes? I have over 100 pairs of shoes but yet I choose my faves…..well here I am in the green room at ABC4 where I am every Tues. Morning waiting to go on Live TV and talk fashion.

Here I am at the national Landmark the Utah Arch…you know the one you see on all the license plates that say Utah on them? Well it’s in Moab, Utah which I got to go on a huge major hike to go see after a all day bike ride my brother sean thought I could do NO Problem! I wanted to vomit then cry a little but I made it though to the way way windy Arch. You know when I bike I don’t leave home without my trusty neon socks again from Target! Just to see the Arch and wow is it amazing?? ummmm I guess I mean whole Moab is freaking rad but not sure I had to hike for a hour to see it. Well at least on that day!! haa my legs were dead. Thanks Trusty Pumas for pulling me though that day.

Well this is that shoe again man I really love them….but love this pic because it’s me and my girl lillee of course. She had to wear her blue tights on this day because mommy was wearing hers. So we had our blue tights day at church together. I only have 1 girl and 3 boys so when my little girl wants to be like her mommy it’s a big day to me!! So I wanted to capture this moment always because I love her face off. We were feeling pretty fun today.

Thanks for following me on my Walk With Me Day!! Hope feet don’t freak you out! Haaa hope you got to see the journey my life is taking me and hope you loved my stories. Love to follow yours too so if you have a instagram you want me to follow comment below and give me you name! Thanks for the walk and see you next Wednesday on my journey. Can’t wait to see where my feet take me next.

We think of it as “easy” but white isn’t actually that simple to carry off and done wrong can look tacky. because at the end of the day, it’s more about creating a harmonious, balanced look than it is about “rules”.f you are well-balanced in your choices of clothing, you will be confident in your look and it will show from your head to your toe! Here are some ideas on how you can wear white this summer without looking like a hot mess. Also I hate the rule White after Labor Day rule…never applies to me. Just wear what color when you want no matter what time of year it is. Also some of my top rules:

1.Choose a simple white shirt-inspired tops and dresses that are white and team with neons, florals and other bright to bring it to life. I love white but my fave is when white is paired up with some pops of color.

2. A crisp, white blazer can make just about every outfit look polished. But make sure it fits your personality because you want to Avoid PTA-meeting style. So if it’s rocked with a blouse or a t shirt just make sure it’s you shinning through the blazer.

3.Stay away from White shinny shoes….this is a no no in my book. They look cheap and can show everything from spills to scuff marks and looks like you just picked them up from the DI and should have been left there. Say no to white shiny shoes this spring.

4.A great-fitting pair of white jeans is a summer staple. You can wear them with simple style. But I like to say if tight is not better for your body style then go for the cute white boyfriends and rock with a wedge or heel to make your leg look longer and leaner. Only wear tight white skinnys if you have the legs if not then go for the boyfriends because they complement the areas you are not thrilled about. Also layer around your mid sections to balance our the white pants. To much white can be a bit overwhelming if you’re not use to wearing it. So start off simple. .

5.Afraid of white? Then add some lace. Lace in white can be added anywhere and mostly in a dress. There are a million reasons a white, lace dress is a brilliant buy: It never goes out of style, you can dress it up or dress it down, it’s sexy but still demure…the list goes on. Opt for shoes that complement the dress, but aren’t too matchy—white on white is a bad idea here.

6.If you have a triangular body line, you can wear white bottoms, but you will want to make sure that your tops are at an appropriate length, shape and style so it draws the eye upward and not to your widest part on her body (hips). Accessories, necklines and shoes are particularly important to a triangularly shaped body when wearing not just white but also lighter colors on the bottom.

7.White just not for you at all in now way?? Go for the white accessories or bathing suit. Bold accessories are so in right now and way is better than just going for the white bold necklaces? I love that. Some people just hate white and that is ok. Remember staying true to yourself is what is so important. So from there just remember if you hate white go for some white rings, necklaces, bags, or just anything that you want to rock to feel your best. Rules are made to be broken right?

8. Don’t wear white near your face if you are super tired and have those horrid black circles because it only makes you look way more washed out and highlighted those circles way to much. It’s almost like putting a sign on your back that says I am so tired and not ready for day light. Reflects your flaws.

9. Remember where you are putting white. If you don’t like your hips don’t wear white pants and a short top because then it’s going to highlight your hips. What ever your flaws are wear those deeper richer colors and then highlight the better parts of yourself with white. Very Very important tip #9.

10. Also last but not least. If you are going to pick some underwear to wear please please stick to nude only!! White and other colors just give you lines and color that you don’t want happening. Looks like you don’t have a mirror at home so please please invest in some nude bras and underwear.

Thanks and wear your white this summer with caution and ohhhh have a fun summer!!

Also my ABC4 show on wearing white will be uploaded later today with pics and wear you can buy what you saw on TV. To find my latest fashion segments click here. Thanks for watching everyone. Means a ton.

We love giveaway Mondays so much, and this Monday is no different! Today’s Monday giveaway comes to us from Hip & Humble boutique, which has locations in Salt Lake City, Bountiful, AND Sandy, Utah! But, instead of giving away one of the many amazing items they sell in their boutiques, they are giving away a $20 gift certificate to one lucky winner! That means you get to pick out anything you want, from their tribal print shorts to their chunky platform sandals to their vintage inspired home goods! Check out these pictures from Hip & Humble boutique’s Facebook page!

SO MANY good things to choose from, right? Win the $20 gift card this week to to help go toward a fresh new purchase from Hip & Humble! Here’s how you can win:

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HEY. I’m talking to you! All of you lovely, stylish ladies. You’re beautiful. And this post goes out to you! Thank you for being stylish and chic and unique and inspiring! You make the world a more beautiful place! I just fell in love with this editorial from Grazia magazine. Hope you enjoy.

My most fave pin on our Pin-tribute board is from Me!! No really it was pinned originally from Pinner, Kandace Dayton. It’s all about summer hair and how to be a bit more relaxed with your summer locks but still rock your hair with style. How well of course with my love and obsession scarfs. So we switch out the scarves from our winter necks to our summer hair. I think its’ original and its sexy and its funky. Adds instant style to your look even if you are in a hurry or just lazy for the hot summer day. For me also it’s all about my bangs. My bangs some times drive me nuts so I feel like it can hold my bangs down on a windy hot summer day. I just think everyone needs to have a scarf to add to their summer wardrobe. I want to see it ladies….pin yourselves onto my Pintribute board under my Pintrest account and start following me and start pinning with me. Soon you can see your Pins featured on my Fashion blog how cool is that?? So let’s see it all you need to do is start following me on Pintrest and then send me you Pintrest name and I will add you to my board and we are now PinPals....whos in?? click here then send me your pintrest name under the comments below or email me. Thanks again…happy weekend my fashion ladies. Even for Kids it’s so so cute love love (thanks Angels from our Pin-tribute Pinpal board as well for pinning)

Remember this is our Wildfox Giveaway who is going to be picked today …..so good luck ladies and rock your scarf who ever wins ….on your head. Love this Wildfox scarf so hot.

OK SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR…BECOME MY PINPAL BUDDY AND LET’S TALK FASHION EVERY FRIDAY AND INSPIRE EACH OTHER WITH OUR PINS…OUR LOVE OF FASHION AND STYLE. SO SEND ME YOUR PINTREST NAME BELOW UNDER COMMENTS OR JUST EMAIL ME…EITHER WAY LETS BECOME PINPALS...PINNING HAS NEVER BEEN SO FUN. GET YOURSELF A SCARF AND COMMENT ON OUR MONDAY GIVEAWAY ONE LAST TIME TODAY PICKING WINNER SOON.!! GOOD LUCK